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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1907)
The sf-ssiori of the Senate Thursday opened with a , debate on ho propriety of department heads sending in bills for passage , and it was decided to refer the matter to the eonimiUi'p on ruics. The resolution calling on Secretary Cortpiyou for information . regarding the financial situation was adopted. Fnator Frye was 'formally ind'ir-tod into office as president of. ( he Senate pro tein. , and at 2:10 p. m. adjournment was taken until Monday. Thi ! House was in session but eight min utes , during which time numerous bills were introduced. Adjournment until Monday was taken. Senator Tollman's speech was the chief subject of interest of the Senate session Xfonday. Senator Culborsoh introduced a resolution calling for a congressional in vestigation of the present financial strin gency , but it was allowed to go over. Oklahoma's new Senators were sworn in and ji number of bills were introduced. Speaker Cannon announced the appoint ment of the committee on appropriations. Most of the limp was taken up with the Introduction to bills. Announcement of the appointment of Lbc various committees was made at the opening of the Senate session Tuesday. Senator Xcwlands of Nevada spoke for two hours on his bill providing for the appointment of an inland waterways com mission and for the improvement of the inland waterways of the country. The resolution of Senator Dick of Ohio ex tending the time allowed to the various State militia organizations to make the changes necessary in order that they may take advantage of government appropiia- tions were adopted. Senator Cr.lberson's resolution for an investigation of the pres ent financial stringency was allowed to lie oil the table. The House was uot ia TJpsolutions wore introduced in the "Senate Wednesday by Senator Till man asking"the interstate commerce commis sion to report whether any corporation eugagcd in interstate commerce was the owner of the stoc of any other corpora tion transporting passengers and freight and calling upon the interstate commerce commission to define the authority of the federal government and of the States in respect to the control of the liquor traffic through the operation of the interstate commerce law. Senator Culberson spoke on his resolution calling on the commit tee on finance to investigate and report upon the cause of the present financial stringency. The resolution was referred to the committee on finance. The Ilousa -was not in session. , . NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES. Representative Coudrey of Missouri in troduced a bill making it a penitentiary offense to publish a false advertisement. A petition from the Chicago Associa tion of Commerce asking better postal fa cilities for Chicago was presented by Senator - -ator Cullom. The War Department cabled Gov. Ma- goon that it hopes to raise the quarantine against Cuban ports before the end of the present month. Senator ITopkins introduced bills pro viding for the erection of federal btiild- > 1ngs to cost $75.000 each at Duquoin and , " 2klurphysboro. 111. President Itoosevelt sent to the Senate * the nomination of William II. Grimshaw to be United States marshal for the Di3- t trict of Minnesota. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp "in his annual report says that two of ' Special Officer Johnson's men and one : posse man have been killed in skirmishes with bootleggers in Indian Territory and ten violators of the liquor laws have me' ' N.I like fate. aincltiiic.s for Cnriiiff Liars. * Prof. Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard tmiversity has invented several machines , .the purpose of which is to record the emo tions and reveal the secrets of the human mind. One scientist calls them "truth- compelling machines , " and another "ma chines to cure liars. " It is said that one of these machines was employed by Prof. Munsterherg in his recent test of Harry Orchard , the chief witness for the prosecution in the Ilaywood trial. This instrument is known as the automauto- .graph. It consists merely of a woodea .sling suspended from the ceiling upon which rests the arm of the person being examined. A pencil is grasped lightly in the fingers , the point of the pencil just reaching a smooth sheet of paper , which records the involuntary writings of the suspect. It has been learned that the arm muscles and finger muscles thus used constantly twitch , under the stress of any .passing emotion. Tests upon different -persons have disclosed the fact that the same general outline is made by any per son under the stress of the same emotion. Another instrument , more delicate in tl tlh construction , called the pneumograph , h records the normal breathing , and any variation in breathing caused by an cmo- si 'tional suggestion. The recording is dona siP electrically , and in another room far re- noved from the suspect. The effect of emotional stress upon the rate o breath ing i * a matter of common knowledge. Still another device called the sphygma- graph ts attached to the wrist and records the action of the heart beats. It is said to be the surest of all , as the heart is ths most sensitive and the least influenced b d'b ' d'N the will. N I'ov/tler TriiKt Denies It All. ei eibi Thirty-eight of the forty-three defend- bi .ants nailed by the government in Ua charges of conspiracy and trade restraint on the part of the powder trust have filed t ; answers in the Federal Court at Wilming ton , all denying the charges. The chief .contention is that the business is not un f < lawful because large , and that the com pany had a right to purchase either com panies or properties when considered good a Investments. The answers show how the h -.smaller . concerns were absorbed by a voluntary consent of both parties. P G$5 $ rJGiss of Great Pspsrs os ? teporiasit Subjects. MMKS S3 . & JAPAN'S DE2IGXG 03T CHINA. SK upon tie ! friendly utterance of Yiseount Jlayashi. in which -ie assured , the American people that war w ? the farthest thing from Japan's thoughts , conies an article written by Count Okir.na for the Japanese-English Pacific Era. Count Okinna will IK- recalled as sometim ? one of the most vigorous of Japan's jingoes. Xoth'ug was too jjeppery for him to say about Americans. But now Gkumn Feens to have changed his opinions. IIlB article in the Pacific- Era has no fiery fulmlnations against San Franeiiseo anti-Nipponese , and no hint of re taliation can ho found anywhere within it. Okumn's eyes are turned away from , the United States and fixed west ward on the 4QQ provinces and the 400.000.000 people of China. There is the future field for Japanese labor , he thinks , not in the United States. China is in a critical period of transition , ready to cast away all her traditions and em bark upon modern methods of trade. If Japan-will wise ly undertake the work , she may hope to build up , through racial propinquity and common traditions , u vast com merce with her continental neighbor. This work will be quite enough to occupy Japan's at tention for the next few years , in Count Okunia's opin ion. As he says , in all modesty , the Japanese may per haps better prepare themselves in first becoming a power whose voice Is paramount in the settlement of Far East ern questions before they asplro to have a decisive voice on the settlement of great world questions at large. This may bo interpreted to mean that Japan realises the dif ficulties and dangers that threaten her in any attempt to intermix in American affairs , and prefers peace and the gains that are to be had from exploitation of China's Immense resources. DCS ifoines News. AIB-SIHPS AID K'lITY years so : Tennyson wrote of ' 'the nations * niry navies grappling in the Cen tral blue , " and even''the ] > oet. in a prophecy of aerial battleships , placed the time of their building in "the future , far ns human eye could soe. " No such battleships have yet been constructed , but the art of building direetable balloons has made such progress that they do not seem ? o fantastically impossible as a few years ago. Vice Admiral Sir Chnrlos Campbell , of the British nuvy. remarked In the spring of 1000 that air fleets might event ually displace water fleets , and Alexander Graham Hell said in the spring of { hi- * year that "only very few know how near America is right now to * * * the construction of a practical aerial battleship. * ' The controllability of balloons , properly equipped with Jnotors , is now so evident that war experts are suggest ing new methods in warfare. It will be no longer pos sible to surprise an enemy by forced marches. TinbI - loonist , reconnoitering in the Fky , can keep his General Informed of the whereabouts of an attacking force on sea or on land. A French balloonist r few weeks ago discovered a Moorish army encamped in the hills several miles from Casablanca , and enabled the Europeans to s'.trpriFc and rout the semi-civilized tribesmen so com pletely as to lead them to sue for peace. Youth's Com panion. OSLAHOMA'S NEW IDEAS. teA A noted society leader , who bus been cry successful in the launching of ebutantes in society , always gives this dvice to her proteges. "Talk , talk. It oes not matter much what you say : ut chatter away lightly and gayly. embarrasses and bores the ; iv- nige man so much as a girl who has to e entertained. ' ' There is a helpful suggestion in this dvice. The way to learn io talk is to ilk. The temptation for people who re unaccustomed to society , and who 2el diffident is to say nothing them- slves and listen to what others say. Good reading not only broadens the ilnd and gives new ideas , but it also icreascs one's vocabulary , and that is great aid to conversation. Many peo- le have good thoughta and Ideas , but uiriM-i , r . .TI-I . ; : , 2 Breaking shoo laces fre quently indicates rain. ITo. 3 Before a rain it is difficult to don gloves. l\fo. \ 4 Salt tecomes dull an.d cakey some time before a. rain. No. 1 When a cat licks herself No. 5 "When your newspaper tears lore than usual it will rain. easily rain is in the air. Weather forecast ? If the weather man is wrong , nature Is not-always in o trifling a mood. The old dame has provided" , say those who study such hings , means whereby everyone can foretell the approach of rain , several ours In advance , by simply keepln an eye on things. For instance , the house- old cat , salt , your gloves , umbrella or walking stick , your newspaper and hoe laces , are prognosticators of weather changes. It' is only necessary to ay attention to become a prophet yourself. they cannot express them because of the poverty of their vocabulary. They have not words enough to clothe their ideas and to make them attractive. They talk around in a circle , repeat and repeat , because , when they want a par ticular word to convey their exact meaning , they cannot find it. If you are ambitious to talk well , you must be as much as possible In the society of well-bred , cultured people. If you seclude yourself , though you are a college graduate , you will be a poor converser. Success Magazine. Uir "Paw. what is the difference between a chef and a cook ? " VA chef. Tommy , superintends the cuisine , and a cook bosses the kitchen. ' ' Chlcaco Tribune. i p-IS country will watch with interest theprog- 'j ' ress made by the new State. Oklahoma , un- ! | < ier its radical constitution , which differs i from the constitutions of other States and of J the United States not only in length , but In / many of Its provisions. Some of the1 most radical idi'.ivnow in vogue in American politics are incor porated into this constitution , and the first day's operation of the machinery of government shows that they are to be pressed to the farthest limit. Gov. Haskell's inaugural address was extremely unconservative , declaring , as It did. that war would be waged on "the combinations that hive : fattened by unrestricted robbery on our people , " de claring in favor cf prison sentences for offending officials of corporations , and announcing that the prohibition law would be rigidly enforced. The Governor's first act was to order a county attorney to prevent the Standard Oil Company from completing a natural gas pipe line across the State border into Kan sas. The first net of the Attorney General was to bring suit against forty-seven coal mining companies in Okla homa , alleging a combination in restraint of trade and discrimination in selling the output of the mines. This will affect the business Interests of the entire South west , but is regarded as only the first gun in a regular battle against corporations to ba waged in the new State. Oklahoma Is nearly ns far In advance of the other Stales as New Zealand is In advance of other nations. V.'e shall see whether the Ideas that prevail there arc better fitted to increase prosperity and human happiness than those with which other citizens of the United States are imbued. Chicago Journal. LAST SOUBCE OE HABDViTOOD. MERICA'S future hardwood supply must come mainly from the Appalachian moun tains , according to the Forest Service. The other chief centers of production are now in the lake States and the Lower Mississip pi Valley ; but in the former the presence of naruwooos is un almost certain indication of rich soil , and the tracts once cleared are turned to ag- rifultural uses. In Arkansas , Louisiana and Mississippi the production of hardwoods has reached its height , and in Missouri ar.d Texas it has begun to decline. The Appalachians contain the largest body of this timber remaining in the United States and have the greatest variety of species. Rightly managed , their forests would pr.Khire 20. < ! fO.CCO.O)0 ! ) feet per year , since their soil and climate combine to make heavy stands and cause rapid growth. Much of this arc:1. , however , has been so dam aged by fire and cutting that it will be years before its 75.000.000 acres are fully productive. Leslie's Weekly. BE A SEAL WE A THEE PEOPHET. Two Great "Water Projects. . On opposite sides of the continent two water supply projects the great est in history are engaging the at tention of engineers. They are the plan for the Catskill addition to New York's present system and that of Los Angeles for the utilization of the waters of the Owens river. Just as the limit of the supply of the me tropolis is uncomfortably near the de mand , on account of the' wonderful growth of the city , so Los Angeles , which , instead of a population of .10- 000 in 1S ! > 0. now has nearly ITiO.OCO , has difficulty in making ends meet , so far as water is concerned. So it is proposed to draw upon the Owens river valley and to bring its waters to the relief of the city. No other water system in the world can compare with these two. and the comparisons and contrasts between them are of considerable interest The Los Angeles supply must be carried 2'2 ( > miles from the dam in Inyo County to the north of the city , to its desti nation : the length of the new Catskill ncqueduct will be 117 miles. The Owens river valley will yield 400.000,000 gallons lens daily : the Catskill reservoirs from . 00,000.000 to (500.000.000 ( gallons. The esimated cost of the Pacific coast proj- c-t ; isT > ,000OflO. that of the new Catskill - kill system § 102,000,000. HIirri e Is the Topic. The wedded state is a favorite sub ject with the epigram makers. From a very old ballad we take this : There was a criminal in a cart A-goin' to be hanged : Kespite to him was granted. And cart and crowd did strjnd To know if he would marry a wife Or rather choose to die. 'T'other's the worst drive on the cart ! " The criminal did rr ply. More modern is this verse : I would advise a man to pause , Before he takes a wife In fact. I see no earthly cause lie should not pause for life. Who. by the way. is the author who describes a second marriage as being "the triumph of hope over experience ? " Samuel Lover's matrimonial epigram is very apposite : Though matches are all made in heaven , they say. Yet Hymen , who mischief oft hatches , Sometimes deals with the house t'other side of the way. And there they make Lucifer matches. Chambers' Journal. Sneli I.H Fame. A learned correspondent writes : "I was examining a witness , an elderly woman , the other day. On my Inquir ing her name she said it was Mrs. Bardell and that she came from Graves- end. I asked , 'Did you know Charles Dickens ? ' She replied , 'Do you mean the undertaker ? ' Such Is fame. " Lon don Newa THE FAMOUS BRTJCE-POETLAin ) CASE. .f t E8 g--.j& > 2 = P fe V * \ * % } c S 'fv > : f I ' " . /flll I ! * & 'ii Vt - ' rm & ? * & & A rent roll in London netting $2,3C\f-fO a year and other valued nt $ r ,000OCO are at stake in the sensational C-IKO l > ofore the British courts , brought to decide whether the fifth Dakpof Portland had a double personality and posed as T. C. iJruce. owner of a scre : t mercantile house. If the duke was Druce , then the rightful clain-iit to the Portland title and estates is Druce's present grandson. George II. Drir-e. while if he wasn't , the present holder , the duke's cousin , is safe in * the Portland mansion. The case , which is the most astonishing of all claims to English peer ages , involves the ownership of the Duke rf Portland's estates and differs from the Tichborne case , which excited th ? country s jr'eatly thirty years ago , in the fact that it rests upon one alleged fact. whitM could bo detcr- mined In an hour. The claimants , descendants of" T. C. Dni' o. owner of the Baker Street Bazaar in London , insist that Druce in reality wtrs the fifth Duke of Port land , w-ho died In 1870. The duke was p. very wen trie ivereon. who lived the life of a recluse and was net often SCOT by Lie-moors of his own house hold. One of his vagaries was to build sji'iterrsntsttt apartments underneath his country house. On these he spent no k > rs tl an ? 15.000.000 , and fitted them up most gorgeously. From them , it is sau ! . a passage runs under ground to the Baker Street Bazaar ; and. if that is so. some color is lent to the Druce contention. However , the main feature of the c.ii > : is that Draw's reported death in 1S 4 was not death at all. but ojily the jueans chosen by the duke to get rid of his doublepersonality. The chiiimint charges that the Druce coffin was filled with lead , and then brid with honors and a tombstone erected with Druce's name upon it. Kil now rnnrk the strange character of British justice. The courts will not permit the Druce coilin to be exhumed and examined , though that would settle the matter one way or the other for good and all. If lead was f..i : < T within it. the Druce claimant would be sustained. If human remains were found , the Dnkf of Portland would be made secure in his property. Vet i'ais efffctire nicihtx ! of ending the whole dispute cannot be undertaken , for the courts will not allow it. "GOOB-EY , BOS : TAKE EE'EB YQTJESELF. " n = E 5 . -it % tyfk S fe , jsr-w i'jfe " ' ! SSZ S Chicago Inter Ocean. SHOUT ireWS NOTES. Countess of Warwick , on return to London , says America's only nope' is in socinlisin. * The establishment of the William liudd Furniture Company , in Petersburg. Ya wns burned the other day. Loss $7. i,000. partially covered by insurance. For the first time in the history of New York county a man has been con victed for attempted murder. lie is Pie- tor Giannone. a photographer. lie was charged with hiring Bruno Cardea to kill Luigi Favata. that he might wed Favata's wife. Favata was wounded , but recov ered. ered.The The grand jury at Oakland. Cnl. . re fused to vote an indictment against Har ry Kleinschrnidt , accused of murdering his friend , Frank Bellows , and the young man was released. Warlike preparations have been made by the people of Hopkinsville , Ky. , to pre- vt-nt "night riders" from burning two to bacco factories , which they failed to de stroy on their recent visit. Allan Corey , son of William Ellis Corey , who broke with his father when the latter married Mabelle Gilman , has become reconciled with the steel king and his stepmother of a few months. 3I MiIn ; ts Serum u Sacee : < s. A rei > orc made to the Xcw York Academy - omy of Medicine , and which is attracting much interest among physicians , indicates Uit : a serum , which was discovered by Ir ) Simon Floxner. director of the Rocke feller Pathological Institute , for the treat ment of meningitis , " or "spotted fever , " produced the unprecedented record of cures in 72.3 per cent of the total number of casrs treated. - An interesting feature war the sudden termination of the dis ease , .generally within forty-eight hours afier the injection of the serum The TOSPS reported were treated in various pnrts of the country. CbiraKro'.s Woman Cop. Chief of Police Shippy of Chicago baa granted a special police permit to Miss Dorothy Stewart , a-ed 22. This allows her to wear the multi-pointed star of the special police force and invests her with alJ the authority of the male policeman. She will be detailed in full uniform at the Auditorium Theater to supervise tb safety and comfort of the women and children. Brazil has no middle class. There are but two classes there the rich and th " poor.
